Senior Network Engineer

SRP • Scottsdale, AZ

41d • Hybrid

About The Position

SRP is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer to join a team that supports power generation and transmission operations. This role involves designing, maintaining, supporting, and managing the lifecycle of existing and new network infrastructure devices. The ideal candidate will have a Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certificate and experience with troubleshooting, maintaining, and supporting Palo Alto firewalls, Cisco devices, and networks.

Requirements

• A high school diploma, GED, or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Industry technical and network certifications recommended: CCNA and CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Data Center, or CCNP Security
• Have knowledge to implement, support, and trouble shoot IP network infrastructure technologies such as L2/L3 switching, network routing, network and server load balancing, and network security.
• Demonstrate familiarity with network automation, monitoring tools, access control, DNS, network domains, security frameworks, and network architectures.
• Administration of multi-site environments running on Nexus data center switches with vPC redundancy.
• Ability to work with minimal or no supervision on network configuration tasks.
• Diagnose and resolve critical outages on operational technology networks under high pressure and during all hours of the day, if needed.
• Understand cyber security recovery processes in the event of compromise and execute associated disaster recovery procedures.
• Ability to perform multiple assignments concurrently while under stress.
• Foster positive working relationships with all levels of employees at SRP and OT.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project lead skills. While showing a willingness to have a growth mindset toward advancing technical knowledge.
• Ability to work remote or on-site as needed, including various SRP sites (substation and generation). Minimum of 2 days a week in-office/on-site is required, but applicant needs to be available on-site more when work requires it.
• Driver's license and ability to drive between sites are required.
• All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree relevant to the assignment from an accredited institution is preferred.
• Understanding of NERC-CIP compliance standards and associated requirements a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work with team members through hardware lifecycles and cutover migrations while minimizing impacts to production.
• Focus on leading the optimization of multi-site infrastructure redundancy that support the Generation Technology, Telecom, and other power system teams.
• Prepares and conducts reports and presentations for all areas of network infrastructure that the team supports.
• Maintain and enhance cyber security frameworks and IT governance plans while remaining NERC-CIP compliant for all responsible network infrastructure areas.
• Create, review, and update process documents, network diagrams, and all other relevant documentation for compliance, knowledge transfer, and historical purposes.
• Recommends solutions to new and complex network problems, while developing innovative strategies to evaluate the potential impact of changes.
• Perform on-call duties on a 24/7 call-out rotation.
• Diagnose and fix network technical issues on all levels of criticality and perform post issue root cause analysis if necessary.
• Supports a positive working environment through learning, educating, and collaborating with fellow team members and other SRP departments.

Benefits

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED